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OPINION: Frank merits kudos for tackling Magnuson-Stevens |
| It's interesting to note that, at an inside meeting with a handful of fishermen amid the Oct. 30 pro-fishing demonstration here, NMFS regional administrator Patricia Kurkul told them their best remedies were through the legislative process. | |||
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Conservation Cooperative of Gulf Fishermen urges adjustment of Magnuson-Stevens |
| Gulf of Mexico, November 30, 2009 -- The fishing communities of New England have appealed to their Governors and elected officials to join together and lead the way to adjust the excessive regulations being forced by the Reauthorized Magnuson Stevens Act (RMSA). We support this effort and encourage fishing communities across the U.S. to join this movement. | |||
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Congressman Frank sets sights on reform of fishing law |
| Citing "demoralizing" restrictions placed last week on the thriving East Coast scallop fishery and "moral issues" of environmentalists he concedes he can't fathom, Congressman Barney Frank has pledged a major effort to modify the Magnuson-Stevens Act, under which the nation's fisheries are regulated. | |||
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558 Activists send postcards to Snowe seeking hearings on Catch Shares |
| A group of activists delivered 558 signed postcards to U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe’s Portland office today calling for congressional hearings on new commercial fishing rules scheduled to take effect May 1. | |||
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Citizens' Group Asks Sen. Snowe for Hearings on Catch Shares |
| A citizens group is calling on Maine Senator Olympia Snowe to begin congressional hearings on the federal government's "catch shares" commercial fishing policy. | |||
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- Congressman Frank upset over scallop restrictions; determined to re-examine Magnuson-Stevens
- OPINION: Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act receiving renewed attention in the Southeast
- NOAA left off proposal for National Ocean Council
- Barney Frank Asks About Helping Fisherman Get Coverage Under Health Care Bill
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MELISSA WOOD, NATIONAL FISHERMEN: Meting out the meager
May 22, 2012 - Listening to the New England Council's Groundfish Advisory Panel talk about how that industry is going to pay for monitoring costs is kind of like trying to figure out how to pay your bills when you've just lost your job. Though monitoring is important keeping costs down is critical. As Panel Member Gary Libby pointed out, "If we had 100 percent monitoring we probably wouldn't have an industry."
